Tabora Airport guide

Tabora Airport (ICAO HTTB) serves Tabora, the regional capital of western Tanzania. It lies about 8 km south of the town. The Government of Tanzania owns it and the Tanzania Airports Authority runs it. The site began as a dirt strip that was improved and lengthened in 1942, during the Second World War, under South African Air Force supervision.

The main runway, 13/31, is asphalt and about 1,900 metres long. A 1,500-metre gravel runway, 08/26, doubles as the taxiway to the terminal and hangar. Planned works include paving the apron and resurfacing the gravel runway. The site also has a control tower, a fire-suppression building, the airport manager's office, a hangar and a gravel car park.

Traffic is light. In 2024 the airport handled 19,302 passengers and 1,256 aircraft movements. Air Tanzania flies to Dar es Salaam and Kigoma. Precision Air has also served the route, and the president officially opened the upgraded airport in July 2017. A new terminal of 4,560 square metres, built for 120 passengers at a time, was reported 99 per cent complete in August 2026.